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The definition of uptight is someone who is very nervous, overly-controlled or who can't relax.

(adjective)

A person at a party who is constantly looking around for signs of trouble, worrying about everything instead of enjoying himself, is an example of someone who would be described as uptight.

See uptight in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

very tense, nervous, anxious, etc.
overly conventional or strict

See uptight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Slang

Tense; nervous.
Financially pressed; destitute.
Outraged; angry.
Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes: “She sees this headlong, headstrong, plunge into worldliness as a protracted process of shucking the shame of her uptight upbringing” (James Wolcott).

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